Mitchell Cemetery - Texas Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The cemetery is located upon a hill behind the Fort Worth Grain Exchange at 2707 Decatur Avenue. There are no signs to indicate its presence, and only the two headstones and some rocks suggest that this is a burial ground.

The marker itself was stolen in the 1980s, but in front of the Grain Exchange's parking lot is a sign indicating the presence of the historical marker. The waymark coordinates are for that sign, while the cemetery itself is in the vicinity of (visit link) (Seaborne Gilmore's headstone).

There is an interesting read here, although the information is dated 2009. (visit link) Interestingly, the folks at the Grain Exchange mentioned that someone by the name of "Hauk" is THE authority on this cemetery, and it's probably the R.L. Hauk who contributed an email to the site (His address is no longer valid.). Like many construction projects in Texas, they think in terms of decades, and as of 2013, the widening of 28th Street has been ongoing for some time.

The provided marker text, slightly edited, is what currently appears in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.

Marker Number: 3422 Marker Text: Although nearly every trace of this pioneer cemetery has been erased, about twelve burials have been identified through written records. First used in the summer of 1848 for the burial of the 18-month-old son of Peters colonist John B. York, the cemetery was named for a later owner of the property, Eli Mitchell. Among the Tarrant County pioneers buried here are John York, who became a county sheriff, and Seaborne Gilmore, a Mexican War veteran who was Tarrant County's first elected county judge. The historic cemetery is a significant part of the area's heritage. Sponsored by the North Fort Worth Historical Society. (1984)

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